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The Liberal Model and Africa
K. Good
其他書名
Elites Against Democracy
出版Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2001-12-17
主題Political Science / World / AfricanPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyHistory / Africa / GeneralPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / General
ISBN03337904219780333790427
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9hl2QgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This book critically examines the realities of liberal democracy; its elitism and non-accountability; and its inequalities and injustices. Participatory systems and movements, whether in Athens, seventeenth and nineteenth century England, or South Africa 1970-1990, are more effective in satisfying the democratic aspirations of the people and in curtailing ambitious elites, than what is passed off now as 'democracy'. By interrogating contemporary democratic regimes, in the United States, and in Botswana and South Africa, the severe limitations and constraints inherent in liberal democracy are highlighted. The need for a clear evaluation of what constituted democracy emerges as a powerful message of Kenneth Good's argument.